Richard Scolyer

Professor Richard Scolyer AO, along with colleague Professor Georgina Long AO, is a medical director at Melanoma Institute Australia. Together, they were named 2024 Australians of Year for their pioneering work in melanoma and for their work in applying that science to brain cancer. Richard is also a senior staff specialist at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney and conjoint professor at the University of Sydney. Richard is going through his own cancer journey after being diagnosed with glioblastoma in June 2023.